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wounded

[ woon-did ]

adjective

  1. suffering injury or bodily harm, as a laceration or bullet wound:

    to bandage a wounded hand.

  2. marred; damaged; impaired:

    a wounded reputation.



noun

  1. Usually the wounded. wounded persons collectively:

    to treat the wounded.

wounded

/ ˈɳːԻɪ /

adjective

    1. suffering from wounds; injured, esp in a battle or fight
    2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the wounded

  1. (of feelings) damaged or hurt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • -ɴdzܲԻĻ adjective
  • ܲ·ɴdzܲԻĻ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wounded1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English gewundode; wound 1, -ed 2
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Police are searching for a gunman who wounded three people in a shooting in Boyle Heights on Monday afternoon, authorities said.

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Two were wounded - one raised his hand but could not get up.

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So far, very little is known about the identity of those were were killed and wounded in the attack.

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In his wounded pride, blundering incompetence and massive ignorance he will certainly do more damage, perhaps immense damage, to the world and many of its people.

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No fatalities have yet been reported by authorities but footage showed people lying wounded on the street.

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